Ethiopia Guji Shakkisso G3

Shakkisso sits in Guji, in southern Ethiopia. Guji was once part of Yirgacheffe, but its microclimate produces coffee so distinct that it became its own growing region. It has only recently been told apart from neighbouring Sidamo and Yirgacheffe, and its quality is earning it growing international recognition.

Rain is plentiful and the terrain is steep and mountainous, conditions that
suit the wide range of coffee grown here. Smallholder farmers deliver cherry to the washing station. Farming is largely traditional, with coffee intercropped alongside food crops. That
makes the most of small plots and feeds the family. Most farms are organic by default, using little or no fertiliser or pesticide, and nearly all work is done by hand, even during processing.

This lot is a Grade 3 natural, grown from JARC varieties and local landraces at 1,850 to 2,100 metres.